Anxiety

Anxiety and panic may come in waves, be situational, or feel never-ending. I want to work with my clients to re-build feelings of confidence with emotional expression and offer concrete coping skills to work through symptoms of anxiety and panic.

Anxiety can be a real bitch. But I believe that a lot of times anxiety is there to tell us where we need to give ourselves some attention and some healing. I believe it makes perfect sense for a person to feel anxious trying to walk through this world. That’s why I am hella good at getting to the root of your anxiety and healing the deeper issues causing your pain.

Through a variety of approaches, therapy can be instrumental in alleviating your anxious thoughts, worry, and panic.

Anxiety is one of many normal feelings we need and experience regularly. When anxiety is a problem we often feel we have no control in our life or that moment, we may feel close to or have a panic attack, we sometimes hide the anxiety well so others see us as calm, but inside we are overwhelmed, disconnected, and scared. I treat anxiety as a part of you that needs a clear voice to best hear it we use breath-work, mindfulness, and meditation, and talk and process work too.

If you're experiencing fear that seems out of proportion to your present circumstances, or your level of fear is ratcheted up to a 10 all the time, I can help you understand why that is. I can help you learn emotional self- and co-regulation -- tools to bring your emotional state within your window of tolerance. I can help you discover and resolve the roots of your dysregulated alarm system.

With high anxiety every day can be draining, and you wonder, “What’s wrong with me?” You’re ready for peace in your life (and probably ready for a good night's sleep). I’m here to tell you that it’s okay to need help and that you can have a life that makes you excited! I use a Cognitive Behavioral approach to help reshape thoughts with the goal of easing symptoms.

Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Provider

Are you worried and cant seemed to control your thoughts?

Anxiety shows up when we get locked into "fight-flight-or-freeze" mode. Our bodies have a great built-in system to keep us from danger, but when the system gets triggered too easily, or too often, it can get in our way. I work with clients learning to identify this self-defense mechanism, what causes their anxiety, and working on tools to reduce anxiety.

Ever feel like worry and unease just won't let you be? I'm here to guide you through it. Using a mix of solution-focused and cognitive-behavioral therapies, we'll untangle those persistent knots of anxiety together. My goal? To help you regain control over your thoughts and emotions, giving you tools you can use anytime, anywhere. This isn't about making anxiety vanish, it's about learning to manage it effectively, helping you reclaim the reins of your life.

I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder in college, and I am intimately familiar with all aspects of treating anxiety. I take a holistic, multi-faceted approach in my treatment of anxiety disorders, and incorporate cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, meditation, exercise, sleep hygiene, and time spent in nature with clients. You can expect to develop a deeper understanding of the root of your anxiety as we develop tangible tools to help regain control of your life.

Anxiety can stop you from doing the things you want to do or being around the people you want to be around. This serves as a barrier to living the life you want or it could even be a barrier to even function in the way you need. Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and other therapeutic methods, we can determine the cause of your anxiety and help you find ways to lessen or eliminate it. I have been helping my clients overcome anxiety for over 20 years.

Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)

I adopt an active coping skill-oriented approach that involves several techniques to treat anxiety. First, I will talk about the root cause of your anxious thoughts. Secondly, HeartMath techniques are employed to restore coherence between your mind and body, reducing feelings of anxiety. Finally, we will explore the underlying cause of your anxiety to provide you with long-term solutions. By taking a multifaceted approach, we can develop personalized coping mechanisms.

Anxiety is a signal. It is communication from the unconscious. Anxiety is but a cover for deeper, unresolved thoughts and feelings. Therapy that address the root causes of anxiety means exploring what may be hidden or outside of your awareness. In our work together, we will create space for you to speak freely and say the things that are the most difficult to say out loud. Over time, with greater you may find the anxiety has lessened and no longer holds you captive.

In our world, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and unseen. Together, you and I will quickly get to the root of the issue and develop ways to not just cope, but learn how to move through when anxiety strikes.

As our world seems to spin faster and faster (metaphorically), I have seen a rise in anxiety amongst clients as well as friends. I utilize a combination of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and humor to help you separate who you are from who anxiety says you are and practice practical coping skills in order to quiet anxiety's voice.

I use Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy to treat anxiety and phobias. I also have training from the Beck Institute in the treatment of anxiety.

Becoming aware that the space between “stimulus and response” is where the power to change our lives resides empowers us with new and workable ways to respond to anxiety. Ironically, liberating ourselves from controlling aspects of anxiety requires a willingness to compassionately interact with uncomfortable aspects of our experience that some of us have spent a lifetime in the service of avoiding. It requires from us a willingness to notice our anxiety for what it really is...